Automobile-door handle



G. H. HOLTZMAN. AUTOMOBILE DOOR HANDLE.

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UNITED GEORGE H. HOLTZMAN, OF

WICHI'I'A, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES J.

BULGrER, 0F WICHITA, KANSAS.

AUTOMOBILE-DOOR HANDLE.

Application filed April 17, 1919.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. HoL'rzMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at WVichita, in the county ofSedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automobile- Door Handles; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such awill enable others skilled in-the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

My invention relates to an automobile door handle, and has for itsobject to provide a handle which will serve to prevent the door frombeing thrown open with such force and to such an extent as to strikeagainst the automobile body or do damage to the door hinges, and whichwill also serve as an aid to the occupant in leaving or entering theear, and which will also close the door automatically after beingopened. To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects asmay hereinafter appear the invention consists in the featureshereinafter particularly described and then sought to be clearly definedby the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming apart hereof, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of an automobile body and doorwith the handle applied;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the parts illustrated in Fig. 1,anld showing in dotted lines the door in its opened position.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates an tllltOHlObllG body of anytype of construction, and 2 the hinged door. The handle constituting thepresent invention is designated by the numeral 3. It consists of atubular member 4, preferably of metal, and supported from the inside ofthe door by suitable brackets 5 which in the preferred form have hollowheads 6 into which the ends of the tubular member may be threaded and bywhich the latter is supported from the door. Within the tubular member lis a. coil spring 7 one end of which is connected by suitable means,say, by a hook or rod 8 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Serial No. 290,810.

to one of the heads 6, and the other end to a flexible cord or cable 9which passes through the other bracket head and is formed with a hook oreye 10 which loops into a hook 11 attached to the side of the car asillustrated. W here the cable passes through the head (3 the latter ispreferably recessed as indicated at 12 and in the recess is journaled asheave or guide 13 over which the cable runs. Underthe constructiondescribed when the door is swung open the pull is on the cable and thespring is distended and put under tension as indicated by the dottedposition of the parts in Fig. 2 of the drawing and the door preventedfrom swinging open with violence or force and from striking against thecar body and doing damage to the body or injury to the door hinges. Thedoor when thrown open beyond center may stand in that position, but ifopened less than that distance or if given a slight closing impulse willbe drawn into its closed position by recoil or retraction of the spring.The tubular member containing the spring also serves as a hand grip forthe person leaving or entering the car so as to afford additionalsafety. To limit the distention of the spring the end thereof next tothe cable may be provided with a plate or stop 11. which when the springreaches the point of distention fixed upon will strike against ashoulder at the end of the tubular member, for instance against a collarl-L which may be threaded into the end of the tubular member, orotherwise provided.

The spring handle attachment may be easily applied to cars already inuse without requiring special construction or change in the parts, andconstitutes an ornamental as well as useful attachment for automobilecar doors. The details of the various parts are susceptible of manychanges without departing from the essential features as expressed insome of the claims.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim is:

1. A handle for automobile doors comprising a hand grip for attachmentto the door and a retari'ling and retracting means incased within andconnected to the hand grip and to a stationary part other than the door.

2. A handle for automobile doors comprising a tubular member forattachment to the door, a spring Within the tubular mem ber, and a cablefor connecting the spring to a fixed support.

3. A handle for automobile doors comprising a tubular member forattachment to the door, a coiled spring Within the tubular" member, acable connected to the spring, and mean for holding attachment of oneend of the cable.

45. A handle for automobile doors comprising a tubular member forattachment to the door to serve as a hand grip, a spring Within thetubular member, a cable connected to the spring and to a fixed supportat GEORGE H. HOLTZ'MAN.

NVitnesses:

EMMA LEE GREGORY, J. J. BULGER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, I

Washington, D. C.

